Genuine Classic

Today is my dad's birthday, although he's been working so hard, I'm sure he doesn't really even realize it! Poor bugger is working all night, sleeping all day, then getting up and doing it all over again.

This is the card I made for him last night. I hope he doesn't think I'm calling him 'old' by calling him a classic. I purchased a couple tee shirts for him for his special day, and one of them had classic cars on it...so I just kind of went with that theme. When he looks at it this afternoon through tired, groggy eyes, I hope he likes it!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday Traci

Another May birthday! This time it's Traci...my friend, my boss' wife, but most importantly, my hairstylist extraordinaire. Her birthday was actually Sunday, but she was out of town for a long weekend...so does that mean I'm not really late??

It's a simple card, but fun and festive. I was able to use my new circle and scallop punches I purchased this past weekend at the Craft Warehouse sale. Turns out the circle size is perfect for the small Cuttlebug folders!

Best Fishes

May seems to bring quite a few birthdays. Today one of my co-workers, John, celebrated his birthday. He's a fishin' sort of fella, so I thought this would work for him. This wasn't at all what I had pictured in my head when I started, but in the end, I was pretty happy with how it turned out. The greeting inside says 'Best Fishes'.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful mothers out there. I spent a good part of today with my mom, celebrating her mom-hood :) First we got ourselves pedicures, then went out to lunch. In between we were able to grab just a couple minutes to stop by and visit my Granny and wish her a Happy Mother's Day too.

Here are the cards I made for Mom and Granny. I thought they turned out pretty well for my first Z-Fold cards. I think I like the looks of these...they might just be my new 'card of choice'!

This card was inspired by one of DeeDee's cards she did for the BBTB challenge last week. You can check her's out here... http://deedeecampbell.blogspot.com/2009/05/mom-bbtb-challenge.html

Beautiful Brittany

Last night was Brittany's prom. Billie, Kim and I - along with many others - went over to her house to take pictures like paparazzi. We were all so proud of our girl; so proud of the beautiful young woman she has grown into - both inside and out. She and her date, and their friends all looked smashing. I was so excited for her while we were all snapping away at the hair, the dress, the shoes... But now that its over and I look at all the photos, I'm a bit overcome with melancholy as I realize that the little girl with ribbons in her hair is a thing of the past...she is in fact, all grown up now.

Catch Up

It's been over a week now that my computer has been on the fritz...no internet for me. Now, I'm playing catch up from the last couple days - which really isn't unlike me, with or without computer troubles.

This past weekend, Billie, Mom and I went out to Grover's Fruit - a local family owned farm. It seems they have an annual flower sale, which is quite an event. This was the first we had heard of it...guess we've been living under rocks. Anyway, they sell big, beautiful hanging baskets, bursting full of gorgeous flowers in luscious colors. I really had no interest in buying, and was just along for the ride...however, I ended up with two baskets myself. I was so impressed with this well-oiled machine, and the quality of flowers, you just couldn't pass it up. Even the miserably drizzly weather couldn't keep people down. In the end, we each took away two baskets, and this is what the car looked liked once we loaded them all up (not to mention how it felt like a sauna).


After lunch at Red Lobster, because it was National Scrapbook Day, Mom and Billie were really good sports and went with me to Scrap Happens, so I could do a little shopping. I ended up with two new 2009 Spring Release My Minds Eye Paper Packs, the Pretty Please and the Andrea Victoria. I can't wait to get started on a project with these great new papers!

One In A Melon

This is a card I made last night for my co-worker April, whose birthday is today. She's a bit of a crazy girl, or as she says, 'a hoot', so I wanted to let her know she really is one of a kind.

Spring Cupcakes

We had our first BBQ of the season over at the Butler's on Saturday. Jodi did up some tasty ribs, Kim put together some kabobs, then everyone else filled in the rest with salads, slaw, beans and corn bread.

The last time I was in Barnes and Noble, I picked up this great cookbook, Crazy About Cupcakes ('cause if you know me, you know I am!). I had only tried one recipe so far (banana cupcakes, which were de-lish), and I was itching to give something else a try.

So, for the BBQ I made these lemon cupcakes, with a fresh strawberry cream cheese frosting. As it turned out, I really liked the frosting, but not all that much on the lemon cupcakes. I will say, using the frosting as a fruit dip with the remaining strawberries did turn out later to be a big winner though!

Miss Kennedy

Fred and Christy had a concert in Spokane this last weekend, so on their way, they dropped off Kennedy and Truman at Auntie Billie's house. Billie brought her over to Mom and Dad's for dinner on Friday night and I was able to get a couple cute shots of that sweet pea! She's such a good girl, I could just eat her up!

Happy Administrative Professional's Day!

Happy Day to all of you Administrative Professionals out there!

So in our office now there are eight of us Administrative Professional types. Although none of them work for me, I wanted to show my appreciation of them, and let them know how much I enjoy working with them.

First I made each one of them a 3x3 card. Then I made little cupcake boxes, each one decorated slightly different. I filled them with a notepad/pen set with their initial, a cupcake magnet, a pack of decorative alligator clips (all from Micheal's dollar bins!), and their little card.

It was a lot of work, but I had so much fun making these. I hope they liked them! :)

Queen For A Day

Next week is my niece Rachel's 13th birthday. She's very much a girly-girl, so I wanted to make some kind of card that reflected that. I thought the princess (or queen) theme was a pretty good fit for her. I hope she likes it.

This is my take on a card I found by Enfys that inspired me - or that I scraplifted - you choose! :) You can check her version out here...

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Another Easter Come and Gone

Even though Easter is a thing of the past, I just had to post two other cards I did. I'm not quite ready to pack away my Easter decorations yet either. Their colors are so bright, ushering in Spring, I'm simply not done enjoying them yet! Soon though, I'm sure. Can you believe that today is the 105th day of the year? That's nearly 1/3 of the year already gone. But no dwelling on what's not to be...what about what's just around the coner? More sunny days, warmer nights, fresh cut grass and barbeques! Yeah!

Signs of Spring

Finally it seems the weather has taken a bit of turn, and is headed right for Spring. We may take a few steps forward, followed by one step back for awhile...it's all part of that April-Showers-Bring-May-Flowers thing. But it's ok, as long as we are ultimately moving toward sunshine and warmth!

We have a wee little Cherry Blossom tree outside our office that has just been itching to bloom. For the last few days we have watched as it has finally felt brave enough to release its pretty pink blossoms. Every time I pass by a window, it makes me smile, seeing it so delicately dressed in shades of blush and bashful :) As I headed for the car tonight I just had to stop and take a photo, because unfortunately before we know it, they will be a thing of the past.

Shop 'Til You Drop...

Friday was the last day of Brittany's Spring Break, so Billie, Brittany and I wrapped up the week with a girl's shopping excursion. We told ourselves that we were doing our part to 'stimulate the economy'! We each found a few treasures, but I think the best find was Brittany's new Fergalicious sandals!! She'll be stylin' all summer in those things. All that shopping can wear a girl out though. Brittany just couldn't keep her eyes open on the way home...but we all know she does love a good nap, whenever and wherever.

April Fools?

What in the world? Is it April Fools? I was driving home from work, only to look in my rear-view mirror and see Jump Off Joe was covered in snow tonight...yes tonight...April 1st! Hey Spring...come out, come out wherever you are!! (Sorry about the picture quality, it was quickly snapped from my car.)